Science & Technology

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukraine has announced the first combat use of its domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, marking a significant new stage in Kyiv’s effort to expand its own long-range weapons industry while continuing to confront Russia’s sustained missile and drone campaign. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the development on Thursday, describing the missile’s first battlefield deployment as a successful step...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Drivers are being warned that the increasingly sophisticated digital systems installed in modern vehicles could create new opportunities for surveillance, data theft and espionage, with microphones, cameras, GPS technology and connected devices potentially exposing sensitive information. The warning has come from the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service, which has urged greater awareness of the security risks associated...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has emerged as one of the most influential figures in the United Arab Emirates, combining political influence, financial power, national-security responsibilities and an expanding interest in artificial intelligence. Despite his growing importance internationally, he remains a largely private figure who rarely speaks publicly and has avoided the traditional spotlight associated with powerful...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Artificial intelligence is creating a new dimension of risk for elections across south-east Asia, where young and highly connected populations rely heavily on social media for news, political discussion and public debate. Experts and researchers are increasingly concerned that the technology could make existing disinformation campaigns faster, cheaper and more sophisticated, allowing political influence operations to produce and...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Switzerland is undergoing a dramatic transformation of its Alpine landscape as glaciers continue to lose ice at an accelerating rate, with new research showing that the country has lost almost one-fifth of its glacier volume in just five years. Scientists monitoring the Swiss Alps say the scale and speed of the retreat are becoming increasingly difficult to compare...

Published: 30 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned that authorities must retain the ability to intervene in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence as increasingly capable AI systems create new risks for financial stability, cybersecurity and the wider economy. Bailey said the rapid development of frontier AI had created risks that were becoming increasingly significant, particularly as...

Published: 30 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A growing political battle over the future of food and agriculture in the United States is moving beyond Washington’s legislative chambers and into the rapidly expanding world of social media influencers. Major food and agriculture interests are backing a communications campaign designed to respond to the rising influence of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s Make America Healthy Again movement,...

Published: 30 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The rapid spread of artificial intelligence-generated images is creating a new challenge for democratic politics, as fabricated photographs and other synthetic media become increasingly difficult for ordinary voters to distinguish from authentic material. The problem is no longer limited to futuristic concerns about technology. Politicians, election officials, campaign organisations and voters are already confronting examples in which apparently...

Published: 30 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has announced a voluntary agreement with some of the country’s largest technology and artificial intelligence companies aimed at strengthening safety controls for advanced AI systems, while also directing the federal government to use the term “Super Intelligence” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” in much of its official communications. The agreement, presented by Trump after a...

Published: 29 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A six-month trial of live facial recognition technology at railway stations in London has ended with a single watchlist alert that proved to be a false identification, while no arrest was made directly as a result of the system’s alerts. The trial cost more than £320,000 in equipment and police staffing and involved the scanning of more than...